Counties and towns. 1  Plymouth, the shire town of the county and capital of the colony. This was the original 1620 settlement of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and continued as the largest and most significant settlement in the colony until its dissolution in 1691.
In Anne Frank.   Anne Frank and her family went into hiding because they did not want to be caught, tortured and then killed by the Nazis who were occupying their country (Holland). Adol â¦ f Hitler, leader of the Nazi party, hated Jews and so wanted them wiped out. 1 person found this useful.
71 years ago today, Anne Frank was captured by the Nazi Gestapo in Amsterdam. The Frank family escaped from Germany in 1942, out of fear of being sent to a Nazi concentration camp. With the help of a few good-hearted samaritans in Amsterdam, they were able to stay hidden for a total of 25 months.